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Indecision Presents the Best Moments of 2011
What a year 2011 has been. It was the year of the 9-9-9 tax plan, the year of gays serving openly in the military. The year of Anthony Weiner's resignation, and of the 9-9-9 tax plan's swift dismissal as a generally bad idea. The point is, it's been an interesting time. That's why we'd like to share our favorite moments of 2011 with you. (And yes, the one about deep-fried butter is very real.)
DADT Repeal Killed All Those Birds, Obviously
Indiana Will Not Respect Harry Baals
Liveblogging Anthony Weiner's Resignation
A Quick Point About Deep-Fried Butter
Meet Rich Lowrie, Herman Cain's Mystery Economic Adviser
EXCLUSIVE! Undercision 2012: Fred Karger
Barack Obama Does Not "Take" "Money" from "Lobbyists"
Ron Paul Releases 2012 Cookbook
Michele Bachmann Wants to Close Imaginary Embassy in Iran
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Tags: Animals, Anthony Weiner, Barack Obama, Charlie Sheen, DADT, Food, Fred Karger, Herman Cain, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin -
Our Endorsements: Standing-Up to Wall Street
* Comedian Lee Camp's live stand-up performance at Occupy Wall Street.
* The official NSFW Anthony Weiner porn parody is finally here.
* Second City: Michele Bachmann's Make-Up Tutorial
* The Onion: Shaken Secretary of Transportation Reduces Speed Limit to 5 MPH After Witnessing Accident
* Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal: The White House acknowledges that mistakes were made in regards to SponchGate.
Tags: Anthony Weiner, Anthony Weiner's Penis, Comedians, Daily Links, Food, Michele Bachmann, Occupy Wall Street, Scott Brown, SMBC, The Onion, Transportation -
Jon Stewart on the Republican Upset in New York's 9th Congressional District
It's hard to tell who is the true winner in this scenario: Bob Turner, who will be the first Republican to represent the district in nearly a century; or Anthony Weiner, who has managed to show his penis to so many more women than he ever could have dreamed possible. It's kinda too close to call.
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Tags: Anthony Weiner, Anthony Weiner's Penis, Bob Turner, David Weprin, House of Representatives, Jon Stewart, New York, New York City, The Daily Show, Video -
Quote Unquote: Resigned to Resignation
Mistermix — blogger for Balloon Juice — looks at the Democratic loss in NY-9 and provides a takeaway message…
"The next time some fool sends a picture of his penis somewhere and you think that resignation is the best alternative, I hope you'll remember the disaster in NY-9, the fact that Larry Craig didn’t resign, David Vitter’s easy re-election, and Charlie Rangel’s apparently successful quest to die in office."
Shame is definitely not a trait of any value in politics.
Tags: Anthony Weiner, Bob Turner, Charlie Rangel, David Vitter, Democrats, House of Representatives, Larry Craig, New York, Quote Unquote, Scandalgate -
Republican Bob Turner Wins Anthony Weiner's House Seat
The weiner-wary* Ninth Congressional District of New York, disproportionately populated by Orthodox Jews and working-class Catholics, went to the polls yesterday and elected the only candidate capable of restoring dignity and honor to an elected office besmirched by Anthony Weiner's sexy Twittering.That candidate: Republican Bob Turner, a retired television executive who has already elevated the nation's political discourse with his creation of "The Jerry Springer Show."
Wait, what? How does a Republican win 54% of the vote in a district that had been held by the Democrats since the Warren Harding administration?
Theory #1: Blame it all on THE JEWS…
But Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said the district’s large concentration of Orthodox Jews made it unusual and meant the race had few national ramifications.
"In this district, there is a large number of people who went to the polls tonight who didn't support the president to begin with and don’t support Democrats — and it’s nothing more than that," she said in a telephone interview.
Well, that should make Democrats feel better. Not like any Jewish voters ever make their home in a certain wang-shaped swing state…
Theory #2: "David Weprin," the Democrat with two-decades of public service experience who managed to lose a district Barack Obama carried by 11%, is Hebrew for "Martha Coakley." Though instead of insulting Red Sox nation, Weprin brought his own unique brand of incompetence to the race…
Polling lurched in Turner's direction late August when Weprin, in an interview with the New York Daily News editorial board, underestimated the size of the national debt by $10 trillion, suggesting he was ignorant about the main issue of the day. Then he dropped out of a debate, citing a hurricane that had already passed through the district.
Theory #3: We called this one. President Obama is so unpopular, he's losing elections in which he's not even candidate…
"It was all Obama — not even a thought of anything else," Turner consultant Steve Goldberg said.
I can hardly wait to see how many other House seats Obama manages to lose!
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* Alt headlines: "Schlong-Scarred Voters Reject Democrat," "Weiner Screws Democrats Again," "Long Reach of Weiner's Wang Whacks Weprin." Don't mind me, I can do this all day.
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Tags: Anthony Weiner, Barack Obama, Bob Turner, David Weprin, House of Representatives, New York
